AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, 7 DEC 2009 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in audience Cardinal Joachim Meisner, archbishop of Cologne, Germany.

  On Saturday 5 December the Holy Father received in separate audiences:

 - Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

 - Five prelates from the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, on their "ad limina" visit:

    - Bishop Luiz Carlos Eccel of Cacador.

    - Bishop Augustinho Petry of Rio do Sul.

    - Bishop Jacinto Inacio Flach of Criciuma.

    - Bishop Joao Oneres Marchiori , apostolic administrator of Lages.

    - Fr. Nilo Buss, diocesan administrator of Tuburao.
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